Rates, 2010-11

30 minute lesson: $38
45 minute lesson: $53
60 minute lesson: $68
75 minute lesson: $83

New family registration: $10

Lessons are payable by the semester, with the option of making two payments a month apart if preferred. Semester length is from 16-18 weeks, depending on your lesson day and how the calendar falls.

New students are always welcome to have a “try-out” lesson before committing, payable at half the usual rate.

Fees are pro-rated for those joining after the semester starts.

A word about rates, with comparison table:

When “shopping” for instrument lessons, please be sure that you’re comparing apples with apples. Rates will vary considerably, depending on the professional background and experience of the teacher(s).

At WSM you will find fully professional, dedicated and inspiring teachers, all of whom have at least 10 years of teaching experience (the 2010-11 average is 24.7 years) and who also regularly perform professionally at a very high level. They teach because they really want to: they love music, love playing their instruments, and are excited to inspire that same love in others! (To learn more about our philosophy at WSM, please click here.)

Because we are privately run, we are able to offer this outstanding quality of teaching at a very competitive value. Please see the table below to see how our rates compare with other local music schools in similar communities, which offer professional teacher-performers among their faculty. (Their websites show semester rates; these have been converted to single lesson rates for ease of comparison.)

 

                                                     30 minutes    45 minutes     60 minutes          Reg. fee

Wayland School of Music               $38.00             $53.00           $68.00             $10, once only

Concord Conservatory of Music  $39.35            $56.50          $70.75            $35 annually

All Newton Music School             $39.33             $56.50         $73.00            $40 annually

Powers School, Belmont              $39.60             $56.50        $73.50             $30 annually

Brookline Music School                $40.50             $57.75        $73.50            $30 annually

Rivers School of Music, Weston   $60.46             $82.50        $111.87          $30 annually plus

                                                                                                                        $40 new student fee